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In addition to the US Federal Government and the 50 state governments, there are county, city and town governments in every state. So the total number of governments in the US can be counted in the thousands.
There are so many problems that existed in most state governments. Most of the problems were related to administration which lack integrity.
The national governments of many countries (US, Canada, Australia, Germany etc...) are called "federal" due to those countries being federations. A federation is a country composed many states that have federated, meaning they have given some portion of their authority (sovereignty) to a central (federal) government in order to better achieve common goals. The term is used to contrast with the governments of the individual states.AnswerThe "Federal Government" refers specifically to the national government, being exclusive of State and Local administrations. State and local governments are often referred to as one thing (think of college classes; one for US Government meaning Federal and another class for State and local government)The U.S. Constitution establishes a government based on "federalism," or the sharing of power between the national, and state and local governments. Our power-sharing form of government is the opposite of "centralized" governments, such as those in England and France, under which national government maintains total power.While each of the 50 states has its own constitution, all provisions of state constitutions must comply with the U.S. Constitution. For example, a state constitution cannot deny accused criminals the right to a trial by jury, as assured by the U.S. Constitution's 6th Amendment.
The state governments have many of the same rights as the federal government of the United States. The states have the right to elect officials to run the state. The only right that a state government does not have is to allow new states into the Union.
Most power remained with the state governments.